Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Billie Holiday
Musician
Jimmy Rowles
Piano
Barney Kessel
Electric Guitar
Red Mitchell
Double Bass
Alvin Stoller
Drums
Harry Edison
Trumpet
Ben Webster
Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Harold Arlen
Composer
Johnny Mercer
Lyrics
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Norman Granz
Producer
Songteksten
[Verse 1]
It's quarter to three
There's no one in the place
Except you and me
[Verse 2]
So set 'em up Joe
I've got a little story
You oughta know
[Verse 3]
We're drinking, my friend
To the end of a brief episode
[Verse 4]
Make it one for my baby
And one more for the road
[Verse 5]
I got the routine
So drop another nickel in the machine
I'm feeling so bad
I wish you'd make the music
Dreamy and sad
Could tell you a lot
But you've got to be true to your code
[Verse 6]
Make it one for my baby
And one more for the road
[Verse 7]
You'd never know it
But, buddy, I'm a kind of a poet
And I've got a lot of things to say
And when I'm gloomy
You simply gotta listen to me
Until it's talked away
[Verse 8]
Well, that's how it goes
And Joe, I know you're gettin' anxious to close
So, thanks for the cheer
I hope you didn't mind, my bending your ear
This torch that I've found
Must be drowned or it soon might explode
[Verse 9]
Make it one for my baby
And one more for the road
[Verse 10]
You'd never know it
But buddy, I'm a kind of a poet
And I've got a lot of things to say
And when I'm gloomy
You simply gotta listen to me
Until it's talked away
[Verse 11]
Well, that's how it goes
And Joe, I know you're gettin' anxious to close
So, thanks for the cheer
I hope you didn't mind, my bending your ear
This torch that I've found
Must be drowned or it soon might explode
[Verse 12]
Make it one for my baby
And one more for the road
That long, long road
Written by: Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer

